The Super Bowl is now the most-watched television event of the year in the United States. With an audience that large, it's no wonder that musicians covet the halftime performance spot. Below, you will find our list of 17 notable Super Bowl halftime shows.
1. Super Bowl XXV -- 1991
New Kids on the Block
2. Super Bowl XXVI -- 1992
Gloria Estefan/Brian Boitano/Dorothy Hamill
3. Super Bowl XXVII -- 1993
Michael Jackson/3,500 local children
4. Super Bowl XXVIII -- 1994
Clint Black/Tanya Tucker/Travis Tritt/The Judds
5. Super Bowl XXIX -- 1995
Tony Bennett/Patti LaBelle/Arturo Sandoval/Miami Sound Machine
6. Super Bowl XXX -- 1996
Diana Ross
7. Super Bowl XXXI -- 1997
Dan Akroyd/John Goodman/Jim Belushi/James Brown/ZZ Top
8. Super Bowl XXXII -- 1998
Boyz II Men/Smokey Robinson/Martha Reeves/The Temptations/Queen Latifah
9. Super Bowl XXXIII -- 1999
Stevie Wonder/Gloria Estefan/Big Bad Voodoo Daddy/Savion Glover
10. Super Bowl XXXIV -- 2000
Phil Collins/Christina Aguilera/Enrique Iglesias/Toni Braxton
11. Super Bowl XXXV -- 2001
Aerosmith/*N'SYNC/Britney Spears/Nelly/Mary J. Blige
12. Super Bowl XXXVI -- 2002
U2
13. Super Bowl XXXVII -- 2003
Shania Twain/No Doubt/Sting
14. Super Bowl XXXVIII -- 2004
Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake/P. Diddy/Kid Rock/Nelly
15. Super Bowl XXXIX -- 2005
Paul McCartney
16. Super Bowl XL -- 2006
The Rolling Stones
17. Super Bowl XLI -- 2007
Prince
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Helen Davies, Marjorie Dorfman, Mary Fons, Deborah Hawkins, Martin Hintz, Linnea Lundgren, David Priess, Julia Clark Robinson, Paul Seaburn, Heidi Stevens, and Steve Theunissen
